In 1809, with Napoleon and his best troops bogged down in Spain, Austria decided to try to get revenge for her humiliation at ...

A quick guide to infantry tactics and formations of the Napoleonic period, which first appeared in our video on the Battle of ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought ...

Research reveals that Britain’s earliest brass bands were established by military musicians returning from the Napoleonic Wars in the 1810s, debunking the idea that they were solely civilian and ...

Your support makes all the difference. Britain’s brass bands are older than previously thought and were invented by soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars, a new study has claimed. The findings ...

At just 14 he had been working as a Midshipman in the Royal Navy, when he was captured by the French during the Napoleonic wars. He had an extraordinary tale to tell, and he carried the proof with ...

Britain’s brass bands are older than previously thought and were invented by soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars, a new study has found. The findings challenge the widely held belief that brass ...